FW: World Wide Words -- 25 Apr 09 [quotes one of our own?]

[Krafft, John M.]

Yo, Mike, is that really you?

John
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Subject: World Wide Words -- 25 Apr 09

WORLD WIDE WORDS          ISSUE 636          Saturday 25 April 2009
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Mike Beiderbecke reports that they recently revamped his local
baseball stadium to provide a better baseball experience. It has
turned full service, as this sign indicates: "Patrons requiring
special assistance will be provided by the management." He's glad
that he doesn't have to bring his own.


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